Friday, August 22, 2014

Frequency Update - International Shortwave Broadcast Guide: Summer 2014



This is the sixth update for the 2014 Summer edition of International Shortwave Frequency Guide. The ebook from Teak Publishing, can be purchased at Amazon.com for U.S. $4.99, and is available at http://www.amazon.com/dp/Book6YKNFM 

All time references are UTC, frequencies in kHz (kilohertz) // indicates a parallel frequency. Broadcast are daily unless otherwise indicated.

Country/Station
Language
Hrs/freq/info

Bangladesh, Bangla Betar/Home Svc (new entry)
English (news)
1100-1115  4750do
1250-1255  m  4750do
1530-1545  4750do
English/Bengali
0600-0700  4750do
0700-0800  4750do
0800-0900  4750do
0900-1000  4750do
1000-1100  4750do
1100-1200  4750do
1200-1300  4750do
1300-1400  4750do
1400-1500  4750do
1500-1600  4750do
1600-1700  4750do
1700-1710  4750do

Bangladesh, Bangladesh Betar/Ext Svc (schedule revision)
Arabic
1600-1630  7250me
Bengali
1630-1700  7250me
1700-1730  7250me
1915-2000  13580eu
Hindi
1515-1545  15505as
Nepali
1315-1345  9455as
Urdu
1400-1430  15505as
Bangladesh, Bangladesh Betar/Gen Overseas Svc (new entry)
English
1230-1300  15105as
1745-1800  13580eu
1800-1900  13580eu
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

China, China Radio International (suspended frequencies from 15 August)

0500-0557 on 17820 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu German
0600-0657 on 17820 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu German
0800-0957 on 15665 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu Russian
0900-0957 on 17570 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu English, heard R.Riyadh HQ
1200-1257 on 13575 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian
1300-1357 on 17630 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu English, 1200-1257 is on air!
1400-1457 on 11665 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to N/ME English
1400-1457 on 17630 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu English, heard CRI Fr via BKO
1500-1527 on  9570 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to WeAs Persian
1500-1557 on  9720 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to N/ME English
1500-1557 on 11790 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian
1530-1557 on  9570 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to WeAs Pashto
1600-1657 on  6165 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to N/ME Turkish
1600-1657 on 11875 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian
1600-1657 on 13580 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian
1700-1757 on  7265 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to N/ME English
1700-1757 on 11875 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian
1700-1757 on 13640 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EaEu Russian, heard AIR Farsi
1730-1827 on  7385 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to NWAf Chinese from Aug.1
1730-1827 on  9685 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu Chinese from Aug.1
1800-1857 on  7205 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to EuEu Russian from Aug.1
1800-1857 on 11650 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu German from Aug.1
1830-1857 on  7265 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SEEu Bulgarian from Aug.1
1830-1927 on  7350 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to WeAf French from Aug.1
1900-1927 on  6090 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SEEu Romanian
1900-1927 on  7415 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to CeEu Czech from Aug.1
1900-1927 on  9560 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to CeEu Hungarian
1900-1957 on 11650 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu German from Aug.1
1930-2027 on  7350 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to WeAf French from Aug.1
2000-2027 on  7325 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SEEu Serbian
2000-2057 on  7305 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to CeEu Polish from Aug.1
2030-2057 on  9720 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SEEu Bulgarian
2030-2127 on  7265 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SEEu Italian from Aug.1
2030-2227 on  9430 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu French from Aug.1
2200-2257 on  7250 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SoEu Spanish
2200-2257 on  7260 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SoEu Portuguese
2300-2357 on  7250 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SoEu Spanish
2200-2257 on  7395 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to N/ME Chinese
(Ivo Ivanov/HCDX 19 Aug)

Egypt, R Cairo (revisions/additions)
Arabic
0000-0045  12000ca  12070sa (ex 11540as)
1015-1100  17830va (ex 1000-1100 15710as) via AOKI 20 Apr)
1100-1200  17830va 17830va (ex 1000-1100 15710as) via AOKI 20 Apr)
1200-1215  17830va 17830va (ex 1000-1100 15710as) via AOKI 20 Apr)
2000-2100  11610pa (ex 11540pa)
2100-2200  11610pa (ex 11540pa)
2330-0000  12000ca  12070sa (ex 2300-0000) 11540as)
Dari
1300-1400  15360as (new entry)
English
1215-1300  17480as
1300-1330  17480as
Pashto
1400-1500  15770as (new entry)
1500-1600  15770as (new entry)
Portuguese
2215-2300  12000sa (new entry)
2300-2330  12000sa (new entry)
Pulaar
1845-1900  17625af (new entry)
1900-2000  17625af (new entry)
Swahili
0400-0500  15610af (new entry)
0500-0600  15610af (new entry)
1600-1700  17840af (new entry)
1700-1800  17840af (new entry)
Urdu
1600-1700  13820as (ex 15735as)
1700-1800  13820as (ex 15735as)
(HCDX 8/20/2014)

India, AIR/Aizawl (new entry)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100  5050do
0100-0200  5050do
0200-0300  5050do
0300-0400  5050do
0700-0800  7295do
0800-0900  7295do
0900-1000  7295do
1130-1200  5050do
1200-1300  5050do
1300-1400  5050do
1400-1500  5050do
1500-1600  5050do
1600-1630  5050do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)

India, AIR/Bhopal (new entry)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100  4810do
0100-0200  4810do
0200-0215  4810do
0225-0300  7430do
0300-0400  7430do
0400-0500  7430do
0500-0600  7430do
0600-0700  7430do
0700-0800  7430do
0800-0900  7430do
0900-0932  7430do
1130-1200  4810do
1200-1300  4810do
1300-1400  4810do
1400-1500  4810do
1500-1600  4810do
1600-1700  4810do
1700-1742  4810do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Chennai (new entry)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0015-0200  4920do
0200-0245  4920do
0300-0400  7380do
0400-0500  7380do
0500-0600  7380do
0600-0700  7380do
0700-0800  7380do
0800-0900  7380do
0900-0930  mtwhfa  7380do
0900-1000  7380do
1000-1100  7380do
1100-1130  Sun  7380do
1200-1300  4920do
1300-1400  4920do
1400-1500  4920do
1500-1600  4920do
1600-1700  4920do
1700-1739  4920do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Gangtok/Sikkim (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0100-0200  4835do
0200-0300  4835do
0300-0400  4835do
0400-0500  4835do
1030-1100  4835do
1100-1200  4835do
1200-1300  4835do
1300-1400  4835do
1400-1500  4835do
1500-1600  4835do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)

India, AIR/Gawahati (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0000-0100  4940do
0025-0100  mtwhfa  4940do
0100-0200  4940do
0200-0300  4940do
0300-0400  4940do
0400-0415  mtwhfa  4950do
0400-0450  Sun  4950do
0530-0600  Sun  7280do
0600-0700  7280do
0700-0800  7280do
0800-0900  7280do
0900-0930  7280do
0945-1000  7280do
1000-1100  7280do
1100-1130  7280do
1135-1200  4940do
1200-1300  4940do
1300-1400  4940do
1400-1500  4940do
1500-1600  4940do
1600-1700  4940do
1700-1741  Sun  4940do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)

India, AIR/Hyderabad (schedule revision) (ex Hyderabad/Chennai)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0020-0100  4800do
0100-0200  4800do
0200-0215  4800do
0225-0300  7420do
0300-0400  7420do
0400-0500  7420do
0500-0600  7420do
0600-0700  7420do
0700-0800  7420do
0800-0900  7420do
0900-0930  mtwhfa  7420do
1000-1030  Sun  7420do
1130-1200  4800do
1200-1300  4800do
1300-1400  4800do
1400-1500  4800do
1500-1600  4800do
1600-1700  4800do
1700-1744  4800do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Imphal (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0000-0100  4775do
0030-0100  mtwhfa  4775do
0100-0200  4775do
0200-0215  Sun  4775do
0225-0300  4775do
0300-0400  7335do
0400-0430  Sun  7335do
0630-0700  7335do
0700-0800  7335do
0800-0900  7335do
0900-1000  7335do
1030-1100  4775do
1100-1200  4775do
1200-1300  4775do
1300-1400  4775do
1400-1500  4775do
1500-1600  4775do
1600-1700  4775do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Itanagar (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0020-0100  irreg  4990do
0100-0200  irreg  4990do
0200-0300  irreg  4990do
0300-0400  irreg  4990do
0700-0800  6150do
0800-0900  6150do
1000-1100  irreg  4990do
1100-1200  irreg  4990do
1200-1300  irreg  4990do
1300-1400  irreg  4990do
1400-1500  irreg  4990do
1500-1600  irreg  4990do
1600-1630  irreg  4990do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Jeypore (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100  5040do
0100-0200  5040do
0200-0300  5040do
0300-0400  5040do
0400-0445  5040do
0446-0500  6040do
0500-0600  6040do
0600-0700  6040do
0700-0800  6040do
0800-0900  6040do
0900-0915  6040do
1130-1400  5040do
1400-1500  5040do
1500-1600  5040do
1600-1700  5040do
1700-1741  5040do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Kohima (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0000-0100  irreg  4850do
0100-0200  irreg  4850do
0200-0300  irreg  4850do
0300-0400  irreg  4850do
0400-0415  irreg  4850do
0430-0500  irreg  6065do
0500-0510  irreg  6065do
1000-1100  irreg  4850do
1100-1200  irreg  4850do
1200-1300  irreg  4850do
1300-1400  irreg  4850do
1400-1500  irreg  4850do
1500-1600  irreg  4850do
1600-1700  irreg  4850do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Kolkata (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100  4820do
0100-0200  4820do
0200-0215  4820do
0230-0300  7210do
0300-0400  7210do
0700-0800  Sun  7210do
0730-0800  mtwhfa  7210do
0800-0900  7210do
0900-1000  7210do
1000-1001  7210do
1130-1200  4820do
1200-1300  4820do
1300-1400  4820do
1400-1500  4820do
1500-1600  4820do
1600-1700  4820do
1700-1745  4820do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Kuresong (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0055-0100  4895do
0100-0200  4895do
0200-0300  4895do
0300-0400  4895do
0400-0430  4895do
0620-0700  7230do
0700-0800  7230do
0800-0900  7230do
0900-1000  7230do
1000-1030  7230do
1130-1200  4895do
1200-1300  4895do
1300-1400  4895do
1400-1500  4895do
1500-1600  4895do
1600-1700  4895do
1700-1741  Sat/Sun  4895do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Leh/Jammu & Kashmir (new entry)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0213-0300  mtwhfa  4660do
0200-0300  4660do
0300-0400  4660do
0400-0430  Sun  4660do
0630-0700  Sun  4660do
0700-0800  mtwhfa  4660do
0800-08900  4660do
0900-0930  4660do
1130-1200  4660do
1200-1300  4660do
1300-1400  4660do
1500-1600  4660do
1600-1630  4660do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)

India, AIR/Mumbai (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0000-0100  4840do
0100-0200  4840do
0200-0300  4840do
0300-0400  4840do
0430-0500  Sat/Sun  7240do
0500-0530  mtwhf  7240do
0600-0700  7240do
0700-0800  7240do
0800-0900  7240do
0900-0930  7240do
1230-1300  4840do
1300-1400  4840do
1400-1500  4840do
1500-1600  4840do
1600-1700  4840do
1700-1730  4840do
2355-0000  4820do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Port Blair/Andaman & Nicobar Is (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0000-0100  4760do
0100-0200  4760do
0200-0300  4760do
0315-0400  7390do
0400-0415  Sat  7390do
0400-0500  Sun  7390do
0700-0800  7390do
0800-0900  7390do
0900-0931  mtwhfa 7390do
0900-1000  Sun  7390do
1030-1100  4760do
1100-1200  4760do
1200-1300  4760do
1300-1400  4760do
1400-1500  4760do
1500-1600  4760do
1600-1700  4760do
1700-1730  irreg  4760do
2355-0000  4760do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR/Shimla (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100  4860do
0100-0200  4860do
0215-0300  4860do
0300-0400  4860do
0415-0500  6020do
0500-0600  6020do
0600-0700  6020do
0700-0800  6020do
0800-0900  6020do
0900-0930  Sun 6020do
0900-1000  mtwhfa  6020do
1130-1200  6020do
1200-1230  6020do
1300-1400  6020do
1400-1500  6020do
1500-1600  6020do
1600-1700  6020do
1700-1741  6020do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)

India, AIR/Shillong (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0025-0100  4970do
0100-0200  4970do
0200-0300  4970do
0300-0400  4970do
0656-0700  7315do
0700-0800  7315do
0800-0900  7315do
0900-0931  7315do
1056-1100  4970do
1100-1200  4970do
1200-1300  4970do
1300-1400  4970do
1400-1500  4970do
1500-1600  4970do
1600-1630  4970do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

India, AIR Srinagar/Jammu & Kashmir (new entry)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0030-0100  Sun 4950do
0100-0200  Sun  4950do
0200-0215  4950do
0225-0300  6110do
0300-0400  6110do
0400-0500  6110do
0500-0501  6110do
0501-0600  Sun  6110do
0600-0700  6110do
0700-0800  6110do
0800-0900  6110do
0900-1000  6110do
1100-1115  6110do
11290-1200 4950do
1200-1300  4950do
1300-1400  4950do
1400-1500  4950do
1500-1600  4950do
1600-1700  4950do
1700-1743  4950do
2200-2300  4950do (Ramadan broadcast)
2300-2315  4950do (Ramadan broadcast)
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/17 Aug)

India, AIR/Thiruvananthapuram (schedule revision)
Bengali/English/Hindi/Vernaculars
0020-0100  5010do
0100-0200  5010do
0200-0215  5010do
0230-0300  7290do
0300-0400  7290do
0400-0500  7290do
0500-0600  7290do
0600-0700  7290do
0700-0800  7290do
0800-0900  7290do
0900-1000  7290do
1000-1030  Sun 7290do
1130-1200  5010do
1200-1300  5010do
1300-1400  5010do
1400-1500  5010do
1500-1600  5010do
1600-1700  5010do
1700-1740  5010do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

Kuwait, R Kuwait
Changes of Radio Kuwait, General Service effective from August 13: 0000-2400 on 15475
addit from July 24 to Aug.12 Arabic, cancelled 0200-0900 on 5960 KBD 500 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic,
back on air 1700-2000 on 13650 KBD 500 kW / 350 deg to NoAm Arabic, back on air+videos 2000-2400 on
17550 KBD 500 kW / 350 deg to NoAm Arabic, back on air.
(Ivo Ivanov/HCDX)

Pakistan, R Azad Kashmir/R Trarkhel (schedule revision) (ex Pakistan, R Azad Kashmir)
English (news)
1600-1615  3975do
1700-1710  3975do
Urdu
0045-0100  3975do
0100-0200  3975do
0200-0300  3975do
0300-0400  3975do
0400-0425  3975do
0900-1000  7265do
1000-1100  7265do
1100-1200  7265do
1200-1210  7265do
1330-1400  3975do
1400-1500  3975do
1500-1600  3975do
1600-1700  3975do
1700-1800  3975do
1800-1810  3975do
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

Pakistan, R Pakistan/Domestic SW Svc (new entry)
Balti
0445-0500  7470do
0500-0530  7470do
Sheena
0530-0600  7470do
0600-0615  7470do

Pakistan, R Pakistan/Ext Svc (schedule revision)
Bengali
0900-1000  11860as  15180as
Chinese
1200-1300  15730as  17810as
Dari
1445-1500  7515as
1500-1600  7515as
1600-1630  7515as
English
1100-1104  15730eu  17700eu
Farsi
1700-1800  7530as  9370as
Gujarati
1145-1200  11860as  13660as
1200-1215  11860as  13660as
Hindi
1045-1100  11860as  13660as
1100-1145  11860as  13660as
Nepali
1000-1030  11860as  15180as
Pashto
1345-1400  7515as
1400-1445  7515as
Sinhala
1230-1300  11595as  15185as
Tamil
1300-1330  11595as  15185as
Urdu
0045-0100  15730as  17830as
0100-0200  15730as  17830as
0200-0215  15730as  17830as
0500-0600  15730va  17810va
0600-0700  15730va  17810va
0830-0900  15730eu  17700eu
0900-1000  15730eu  17700eu
1000-1100  15730eu  17700eu
1100-1105  15730eu  17700eu
1330-1400  15235va  17550va
1400-1500  15235va  17550va
1500-1530  15235as  17550as
1700-1800  11530eu  15265eu
1800-1900  11530eu  15265eu
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

Sri Lanka, SLBC (schedule revision)
Bengali
0115-0130  11905as
English/Hindi
0130-0200  11905as (including religious programming)
0200-0300  11905as (including religious programming)
0300-0330  11905as (including religious programming)
Hindi
1115-1130  9720AS
1145-1200  9720as
Malayalam
1130-1145  9720as
Sinhala
1630-1700  11750me
1700-1800  11750me
1800-1830  11750me
Tamil
1200-1215  9720as
(A14 update/BCDX/S Asia Guide/18 Aug)

USA   Frequency change of WRMI Okeechobee from 0000 UTC on August 16:
0000-2300 NF 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother Stair, ex 11730
2300-2400 NF 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu Spanish Family  Radio, ex 11730
(Ivo Ivanov/HCDX 17 Aug)

USA   Cancelled transmissions of Brother Stair via World Harvest Radio
1600-1800 on  9840 HRI 250 kW / 025 deg to ENAm English WHRI Angel 2
1600-1900 on 17610 HRI 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English WHRI Angel 6
2000-2100 on  9840 HRI 250 kW / 025 deg to ENAm English WHRI Angel 2 Mon-Fri
(Ivo Ivanov/HCDX 16 Aug)

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Legend
Days:
m (Monday)
t (Tuesday)
w (Wednesday)
h (Thursday)
f (Friday)
a/Sat (Saturday)
s/Sun (Sunday)
DRM: Digital Radio Mondiale

Target Areas:
af Africa
as  Asia
ca Central America
eu Europe
na North America
pa Pacific
sa South America
va Various target areas
(BCDX/DX Bulgaria/DX Window/WRTH/WWDXC Top Nx/DX Mix Nx/HCDX/playdx)Frequency Update - International Shortwave Broadcast Guide: Summer 2014
HCDX/playdx)